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A

  • ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
  • ADEP - Alcohol and Drug Education Program
  • ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • APTW - Automation Process and Training Work Group
  • ASFA - Adoption and Safe Families Act (1997)
  • ASTAR - Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource

B

  • BA - Business Analyst
  • BJA - Bureau of Justice Assistance
  • BOC - Bill of Costs

C


  • CAFC - Committee on Access to Family Courts
  • CAN - Child Abuse & Neglect
  • CAPTA - Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
  • CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocate
  • CBS - Court Business Services Division (Office of State Courts Administrator)
  • CCA - Certified Court Administrator
  • CCBC - Circuit Court Budget Committee
  • CCEC - Court Clerk Education Committee
  • CCHB - Court Clerk Handbooks
  • CCSC - Change Control Subcommittee
  • CD - Children's Division (Department of Social Services)
  • CIC - Court Information Center
  • CIP - Clinical Intervention Program
  • CMOT - Case Management Oversight Team
  • CODS - Court Ordered Detention Sanction
  • COJ - Change of Judge
  • COR - Court Operating Rule
  • COV - Change of Venue
  • CREF - Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness
  • CVC - Crime Victims Compensation
  • CWWL - Clerical Weighted Workload

D


  • DES - Division of Employment Security
  • DIP - Driver Improvement Program
  • DMH - Department of Mental Health
  • DMS - Document Management System
  • DOC - Department of Corrections
  • DOJ - Department of Justice
  • DOR - Department of Revenue
  • DRRF - Domestic Relations Resolution Fund
  • DSS - Department of Social Services
  • DVSS - Domestic Violence Shelter Surcharge

E


  • EAP - Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
  • eBench - Electronic Bench
  • eFiling - Electronic Filing (Missouri eFiling System is the name of the actual system)
  • eNotice - Electronic Notice
  • EOA - Entry of Appearance
  • ESS Portal - Employees Self Service Portal
  • ETO - Electronic Traffic Ordinance

F

  • FCC - Family Court Committee
  • FSD - Family Support Division (Department of Social Services)

G

  • GAL - Guardian ad Litem
  • GOLD - Great Online Learning Domain

H



I

  • ICPC - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
  • ICWA - Indian Child Welfare Act
  • IID - Ignition Interlock Device
  • IPTT - Implementation Planning Task Team
  • ISOT - Implementation and Support Oversight Team (Show-Me Courts)

J

  • JEF - Judicial Education Fund
  • JEWELS - Judicial Education Web Learning System
  • JCIP - Juvenile Court Improvement Project
  • JDEC - Juvenile Division Education Committee
  • JDTA - Juvenile Detention Assessment
  • JDAI - Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative
  • JIGC - Juvenile Information Governance Commission
  • JIS - Judicial Information System
  • JMS - Jury Management System
  • JORC - Juvenile Officer Representation by Counsel
  • JOWWL - Juvenile Officer Weighted Workload
  • JWWL - Judicial Weighted Workload

K



L

  • LDP - Limited Driving Privilege
  • LET - Law Enforcement Training

M

  • MACA - Missouri Association for Court Administration
  • MACSS - Missouri Automated Child Support System
  • MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
  • MAP - Marijuana Awareness Program
  • MAPACJ - Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges
  • MARCH - Mediation Achieving Results for Children
  • MATCP - Missouri Association of Treatment Court Professionals
  • MCA - Missouri Court Automation Committee
  • MCCA - Missouri Circuit Clerk Association
  • MCEC - Municipal Clerk Education Committee
  • MCMI - Missouri Court Management Institute
  • MIA - Municipal in Associate (Division)
  • MJEC - Municipal Judge Education Committee
  • MJJA - Missouri Juvenile Justice Association
  • MJOPS - Missouri Juvenile Officer Performance Standards
  • MMACJA - Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association
  • MoAct - Missouri Association of Community Task Forces
  • MOJJIS - Missouri Juvenile Justice Information System
  • MOLENS - Missouri Law Enforcement Notification System 
  • MOPACC - Missouri Professional Association of Court Clerks
  • MOPS - Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
  • MOS - Minimum Operating Standards
  • MOSAC - Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission
  • MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
  • MOVERS - Missouri Vital Enterprise Resource System
  • MoVans - Missouri Victim Automated Notification System
  • MSHP - Missouri State Highway Patrol
  • MULES - Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System

N

  • NACA - Non-Appearance Case Automation
  • NCCD - National Council on Crime and Delinquency
  • NCIC - National Crime Information Center
  • NCJFCJ - National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges
  • NCSC - National Center for State Courts
  • NOH - Notice of Hearing

O

  • OCN - Offense Cycle Number
  • OEP - Offender Education Program
  • OJJDP - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  • OPR - OSCA Purchase Request
  • ORI - Originating Agency Identifier
  • OSCA - Office of State Courts Administrator

P

  • PA - Prosecuting Attorney
  • PAT - Public Access Terminal
  • PCA - Personnel Change Authorization
  • PJ - Presiding Judge
  • PMP - Performance Management Plan
  • POST - Peace Officer Standards and Training
  • P&P - Probation and Parole

Q



R

  • RANT - Risk and Needs Triage
  • REPS - Resources of Experienced Professional Staff
  • RFP - Request for Proposal
  • REACT - Required Educational Assessment and Community Treatment Program
  • ROC - Records of Conviction
  • ROR - Release on Own Recognizance

S

  • SAJJ - Standards for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
  • SAP - Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
  • SAR - Sentencing Assessment Report
  • SATOP - Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
  • SCRAM - Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor
  • SCOTUS - Supreme Court of the United States
  • SEA - Software Education Analyst
  • SES - Suspended Execution of Sentence
  • SIS - Suspended Imposition of Sentence
  • SJRC - State Judicial Records Committee
  • SMC - Show-Me Courts
  • SMSC - Show-Me Service Center
  • SME - Subject Matter Expert
  • SMJ - Show-Me Jury (eJuror)
  • SOC - System of Care
  • SPA - Special Prosecuting Attorney
  • SPD - Special Public Defender
  • SRF - Sheriffs' Retirement Fund
  • SROP - Serious and Repeat Offender Program

T

  • TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
  • TCCC - Treatment Courts Coordinating Commission
  • TDN - Trial de Novo
  • TJEC - Trial Judge Education Committee
  • TPR - Termination of Parental Rights
  • TRACKS - Training Resources and Court Knowledge System 
  • Title IV-D - Child Support
  • Title IV-E - Foster Care

U

  • UCCJA - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
  • UAGPPJA - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

V

  • VIP - Victim Impact Panel

W

  • WAP - Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
  • WIP - Weekend Intervention Program